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Why Cameron and May are onto a Hiding Over the Bulgarians ET Al

Discussion in 'Europe Wide Visa Discussions' started by KeithAngel, Dec 23, 2013.

  1. Anon220806
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    Anon220806 Well-Known Member

    In a nutshell, not all migrants leaving Romania or Bulgaria will be heading for the UK as some would have us believe. There are other more desirable places for these people. Language is one such factor on their checklists.
  2. Januarius
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    We heard that one before!!
    Funny!!
  3. aposhark
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    aposhark Well-Known Member Lifetime Member

    Many Bulgarians and Romanians want to learn English, John.
    That was a big factor for the Eastern Europeans who came previously.
  4. Anon220806
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    Agreed. But not the whole lot of them. Some plainly do not seek to come to Britain at all but prefer elsewhere.
  5. aposhark
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    aposhark Well-Known Member Lifetime Member

    I'd like to see figures showing migration activity.
    That would be very interesting.
  6. Anon220806
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    Me too. But I would like to see a balanced summary, without all the one sided tosh that seems to be knocking about on the matter, especially that from some of the expats who seek to satisfy themselves that they have done the right thing.


    Worth watching instead of listening to the one sided drivel:

    http://www.channel4.com/news/immigration-eu-uk-romanians-bulgarians-italy-spain-germany
    Last edited: Jan 3, 2014
  7. Anon220806
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    Waiting for Godot

    "Samuel Beckett, one of the most influential writers of the last century, is best knows as one of the creators of the 'Theatre of the Absurd'. His most well-known play, Waiting for Godot, offers a tragicomic outlook on human nature. This is an absurdist comedy in two acts in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot. This play was once voted "the most significant English language play of the 20th Century".

    It seems that a new version of Waiting for Godot is being reinvented by part of the British media who are desperately waiting for the arrival of millions of Romanians after 1 January 2014. It was also suggested I go to Heathrow and Luton airports to greet Romanians who will come to the UK. I also received requests for interviews on Christmas Day to comment on the wave of Romanians who will flood Britain. But even though my English friends believe that after six years here I have acquired a British sense of humour, I have to admit that it has some limits and therefore I declined all these invitations.

    On the flight into Luton airport on the 1 January (at Heathrow, the flight expected from Bucharest was cancelled as there were no passengers), only two Romanians came to the UK to take advantage of the lifting of border restrictions, and both having firm job offers - one washing cars, the other as a doctor in Essex. The overwhelming majority of the passengers were Romanians returning to jobs after having enjoyed Christmas with their families at home, or Britons coming home after skiing in the Carpathians."


    http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-ion-jinga/romania-immigration_b_4530237.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
  8. KeithAngel
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    KeithAngel 2063 Lifetime Member

    Thanks for participating every one its been great to explore our uniqueness :D
  9. Anon220806
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    Excuse the Alf Garnett stuff. I was an avid enthusiast. :D
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  10. KeithAngel
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    KeithAngel 2063 Lifetime Member

    Me to Me to:like:
  11. Anon220806
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    UK 'working on benefit restrictions' for EU migrants

    "The UK is working with several European governments to try to restrict the benefits migrants can claim when they move from one EU country to another.

    Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith told the Sunday Times the UK was not the only country concerned about immigration and "benefit tourism".

    He said he had been working with Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland to pressure Brussels into changing EU law.

    The UK recently announced a three-month ban on benefits to new EU migrants.

    This was prompted by Bulgarians and Romanians gaining access to the UK jobs market at the beginning of the year."


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25701521

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